Parshat Lech Lecha

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God calls Abraham to leave his homeland for Canaan. Covers Abraham and Sarah in Egypt, the separation from Lot, the war of the kings, and the covenant between the pieces. Genesis 12:1-17:27.

Ezekiel and the Lawgiver of Sabbath

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 16:4

Rabbi Aḥa and Rabbi Tanḥum bar Rabbi Ḥiyya, quoting Rabbi Yoḥanan, offer a beautiful and practical answer, drawing on the words of the prophet Ezekiel: "Sanctify my Sabbaths" (Ezek...

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Reish Lakish and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 2:5

The ancient rabbis grappled with that same emotion, and their words, preserved in texts like Shir HaShirim Rabbah, offer a glimpse into how they processed grief and honored the dep...

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Eve and the Patriarchs

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 2:6

The ancient rabbis grappled with this, too. And in Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Song of Songs, we find a fascinating story that touches on ...

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Joseph and His Brothers of Jerusalem

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 4:1

Well, let's turn to Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a classic midrashic commentary, for some help. The Rabbis weren't content to just admire the pretty words; they wanted to understand the d...

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Pillars of Existence and Shulamite

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 1:1

That feeling isn't new. In fact, our ancient texts wrestle with it all the time. Take the Song of Songs, also known as Shir HaShirim in Hebrew, often considered the most beautiful ...

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Passover's Song

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 2:2

Take the verse from the Song of Songs, Shir HaShirim, "How fair are your feet in sandals [bane’alim]," with its slightly unusual plural form, "sandals" [ne’alim]. What could that p...

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Ministering Angels and Esau

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 5:1

It’s like a tiny seed containing an entire orchard. Take, for instance, the verse from Song of Songs 7:5: "Your neck is like an ivory tower; your eyes are pools in Ḥeshbon, by the ...

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Pillars of Existence and Songs

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 11:1

Specifically, the verse, "I am my beloved's, and his desire is for me" (Song of Songs 7:11). But what does that desire really mean? Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic i...

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Court of Solomon of Rabbis

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 12:1

Like you're offering love and connection to someone who just... doesn't get it? Well, that's the feeling I get when I read Shir HaShirim Rabbah, the rabbinic commentary on the Song...

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